40GB: 9/16/1999 MVP3-596-W877-2A5LEPAEC-00

[dboling02]

Hi,

I am trying to install a new Seagate ST340016a-RK drive and it is not recognized at all, with any comb of jumper settings.

Award Bios : 9/16/1999 MVP3-596-W877-2A5LEPAEC-00
Chipset: MVP3-596-W877

Is there a BIOS upgrade that will recognize this size drive?

Thanks,

Don
dboling02@yahoo.com

[ajzchips]

Epox EP-MVP3C or EP-MVP3C2 or EP-MVP3G5 or EP-MVP3G-M (2M)
(same BIOS, all 4 boards)

http://www.epox.com

[Rainbow]

There's newer BIOS at http://www.epox.nl

http://www.epox.nl/BIOS/vp3c1806.bin:
08/06/2001-MVP3-596-W877-2A5LEPAEC-00
08/06/2001 For Apollo MVP3 AGP/PCIset

Supports HDDs up to 128GB.

[dboling02]

I will give this a try...

Don

[dboling02]

Thanks for the help!!

I flashed it about 20 mins ago and it found the drive imeadiately and fdisk created a prim part of the full size of the drive ...

it is formatting now at 38 gigs in size.

Thanks again,

Don